New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
DIR. SMITH CROS&ExIMIyED.
TESTIMONY ABOUT RAG DIsINFECrIoY.

MIR. COCHRAN TRYs TO BE FUNNY AMUsE THE
JURY-orHER WITNESSES.
W. Bourke Cochran continued his crossexamInaton OF
Health officer Smith yesterday morning. before Justice
Ingraham in the Supreme Court In the suit OF Lockwood
& McClntock for $4,000 damages TO rags which they
claim were Injured 10 that by being disnfected
Interest in the great the courtroom was
crowded most Of the day. DR. Smith was questioned
the former conditions and regulations for dsinfecilng
purposes that used by tho authorities before the
conference Of health officers that held at tho Fifth
Avenue Hotel The conference called at the saggcs
ton OF DR. smith, who wished alylee from his profess
ona associates that he could safely exclude cholera
and other infectious diseases from Nsw-York. The
health officers from Boston, Philadelphia. Brooklyn
and other cities tho Atlantic board where there
are quarantine stations.
conference Dr. smith A-rhe machine was not discussed
Of supsrhescd steam was concerned
Q..Dd you recommend that processl Al did not say
Odd tins conference recommend the new 'ystcmr A.
pors adopted o, n.. , system d ,ney mott A.
Odd you ever tell Sir bartlett had not passed
the rags ON the Lucy Angel Al did not
Here Mr. Cochran eLdeavored 10 prove that the wit
ness was a competent for his position merely
he did know the geographical arrange
Tue Congressman made considerable fun for the spcct
and the jury by his and irrelevant questions
ton to them the Judge decided they had bearing
on the aud the counsel continued:
!.
vgane TO Washington 10 about getting their
o-Don.t you Know that Lockwood 4 MccIintoct wen,
down 70 washington to soc about getting out their rassi
Did you have conversation with other Of those
o-Dont you reeoIect what Mr. Mcclntock said to yon
o-pc you remember any thing that no sad Ale said
Q.Did he show yGn permit from the Health Department
Q;wOdId you remember 1t you saw III Al should
aNow did Mr. Butcher tell you what he was doing at
o-What vas your conversation abouti A-social and
o-was general enough to talk about ragsi A.-No;
-D you hear anything vgilantc cargo at that
time All did, don't recolect II now
know when but ne came down 70 SOC mo e.
% regard to It's representatives boarding ihs incoming
mesh sss n s
The and referring hos. shipped January
oil incoming rags mixed that would i'm.
0~Dd i You AJAX him what his information wasi A-uo
told me what 1t was
yoS any to that there was any in
did ins noa 70 prevent '0 passing ''0''
lector OF the Port regarding the dnecon OF rags was
introduced and read 1t instructed tho Collector
the latter Considered proper II they were no. 70 be
passed they should be taken TO Robbins Reef
He also asked II he received appropriation from
the State for fungating vessels He an swered that he
did not and had never asked for one. Dr. Smith was
crosse xamined by Mr. Goodrich.
Odd make request for the Board Health to
the permit for the loading OF the the Vi.
lantei ANo sr stated 10 them that thought the
ought not To be disturbed.
Odd board Health give any other permit
to load tho rags Any impression is that they did
few more questions OF material i'm portance con
cludod Dr. Smiths testimony The defence then called
DR.. Alfred l. Carroll Dr. Carroll Is an expert In SAINT
tary matters lie attended the conference at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel the invitation OF Dr. Smith. The other
witnesses VINO testified NJ. /. Berry, Chief Engineer
LOOMS, OF the Dsnfecting Company, Thomas shields
and Charles 4. kone.